23 Dec 2014 07:00
23 December 2014
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Ground Rents Income Fund plc
("GRIF" or the "Company")
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Acquisition of two portfolios for Β£20.67 million
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Ground Rents Income Fund plc, a listed real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in UK ground rents, announces that it has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of fixed uplift ground rents for Β£1.78 million and exchanged contracts for the acquisition of a further portfolio of index linked ground rents for Β£18.89 million. These acquisitions complete the investment of the equity raised by GRIF to date.
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The fixed uplift portfolio produces a current total income of Β£73,500 per annum and the index linked portfolio produces a total current income of Β£565,400 per annum.
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James Agar, Investment Director of Brooks Macdonald Funds, Investment Adviser to GRIF, commented: "These acquisitions provide shareholders with a significant portfolio of stable, secure, income-producing assets. This large index linked transaction takes the percentage of GRIF's index linked income to over 70%."
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Contacts:
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Brooks Macdonald Funds Limited Simon Wombwell / James Agar Β | 020 7499 6424 |
N+1 Singer James Maxwell / Gillian Martin - Corporate Finance Alan Geeves / Sam Greatrex - Sales Β | 020 7496 3000 |
Appleby Securities (Channel Islands) Limited Kate Storey Β | 01481 755600 |
Tavistock Jeremy Carey/James Whitmore Β | 020 7920 3150 |
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Website: www.groundrentsincomefund.com
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